Anika Noni Rose

Anika Noni Rose has one of those voices that stops you cold, and her Tiana made history as Disney's first Black princess in a way that genuinely mattered to a generation of kids. What I admire most is her range: she's a bona fide Broadway powerhouse who won a Tony, but she's equally comfortable carrying a Disney animated lead or a prestige TV series. Dreamgirls reminded everyone she could hold her own next to Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson. She's an artist with serious theatrical chops who never feels like she's coasting, and I wish she got even bigger roles.

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Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972) is an American actress and singer from Bloomfield, Connecticut, and a graduate of Florida A&M University. She won a Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway musical Caroline, or Change, and is widely known as the voice of Princess Tiana in Disney's The Princess and the Frog, for which she was named a Disney Legend in 2011. Her film and television work includes Dreamgirls and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.

Name (English)

Anika Noni Rose

Name (Japanese)

アニカ・ノニ・ローズ

Reading

あにか・のに・ろーず

Born

September 6, 1972 (age 54)

Origin

Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States

Height

157 cm

Occupation

Stage actress / Film actress / Voice actress / Television actress / Actress

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rat

University

Florida A&M University

Awards & achievements

• 2004 Theatre World Award
• 2011 Disney Legend
• Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

• Official sitehttp://www.anikanonirose.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/anikaaroundtheworld/
• Xhttps://x.com/AnikaNoniRose
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anika%20Noni%20Rose
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8E%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q259825

Tags

• Connecticut-born
• Stage actress
• Film actress
• Voice actress

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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